Question about Cobirds.org

[Thomas Heinrich]

Who reads and/or responds to emails sent to in...@cobirds.org?

Thanks,

Thomas Heinrich
Boulder, CO
Nyc...@aol.com

[John Rawinski]

Hi Thomas:  I still do as part of checking in on topics, bird sightings etc. Since I live in the San Luis Valley, it is often my only connection to Statewide topics and discussions. 

To be honest, I do check some FB pages, but have become increasingly less enamored with all the "stuff" FB throws at you. I also use eBird for recent site visits and I enjoy some Colorado Bird Photography sites. So I use a lot of tools in the box. 

As examples, I have enjoyed reading the Cassia Crossbill comments, as well as Eastern vs Western Warbling Vireo topics on COBIRDS. That is certainly something I am not going to find on most FB pages. The dialogues have been insightful, civil, (thanks David!) and diverse.  

For close to 30 years, I managed a San Luis Valley Birding Network, an info line for bird observations. This consisted of about 110 local birders connected on an email list, but was not limited to local birders. Some front range birders used it as a connection to the SLV. The network helped connect us isolated birders in the San Luis Valley with exciting and local bird news. Oftentimes, a SLV post was shared with COBIRDS. We often did big day events, Migratory Spring Bird Counts, and fundraisers for local conservation groups like Rio Grande Headwaters Land Trust, Food Banks and others. 

After at least 30 years, I recently had to surrender it to FB so I could focus on health issues and other life things. So that is my perspective on it. 

Spring is in the air and new birds are arriving daily. Cranes are but a memory, and a great year it was. But onto the greening thickets, smells of fresh spring, and the new bird arrivals!

John Rawinski

Monte Vista, CO